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Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell
The Fintech Behind School Choice: How ClassWallet Moves $1.5B to Families and Schools with Jamie Rosenberg
52 minutes Posted Jan 12, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
Jamie’s journey from AdoptAClassroom to building ClassWallet
Why reimbursement systems create massive friction in education funding
How simple purchases (like pencil sharpeners) can unlock learning time
ClassWallet’s role in scaling ESAs and the modern school choice movement
What edtech founders need to know about accessing ESA-funded markets
Why supplemental funding is critical for students with special needs
How AI will shape compliance, recommendations, and impact measurement
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Send us Fan Mail Jamie Rosenberg is the Founder and Executive Chairman of ClassWallet, a fintech platform modernizing how public education funds are distributed to schools and families. A longtime social impact entrepreneur, he previously founded AdoptAClassroom.org and has spent over two decades focused on getting dollars closer to students. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode Why education funding breakdowns are often about infrastructure, not intentHow ClassWallet replaced reimbursemen...